tend
stretch
Usage
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distend
If a part of your body distends, it becomes swollen and unnaturally large.
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tendentious
Someone who is tendentious is biased in their perceptions and opinions.
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intend
If you intend to do something, you plan on doing it.
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extend
When you extend something, such as time or a rubber band, you stretch it out, make it bigger or longer, or increase it.
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attend
When you attend something, such as a concert or a play, you go to it or are present at it.
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attendance
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
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attendant
being present (at meeting or event etc.) "attendant members of the congreation"
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attendee
a person who is present and participates in a meeting
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bartender
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
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contend
maintain or assert
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distended
stretched out
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portend
indicate by signs
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pretend
imagined as in a play
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pretender
a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
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superintendent
a person who directs and manages an organization
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tend
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something
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tendency
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
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tender
(of plants) not hardy
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tendered
offered
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